According to the latest report, Apple may be building its own gamepad for the iPhone and iPad. According to Patently Apple, Apple has applied for a related patent in Europe, which was published on March 31, 2022, and numbered WO2022067344.
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Moreover, the patent shows that Apple is testing three styles of gamepads. The first is 6A, 6B, 6F, 6J in the patent drawing, which looks a bit like the JoyCon handle of the Switch, which can turn the iPhone and iPad into a portable game device, half of which can be connected to the Lightning interface, but it is not clear what the other is. How half of the handle is paired with the iPhone, Apple may use a wireless connection.
Furthermore, the other controller is styled a bit like a Nintendo 3DS and may have a secondary screen to help users communicate with text via a pop-up keyboard. The third handle style is more traditional, but since this is not a design patent, the actual commercial product may look very different.
The controller works with the Apple TV while offering a slide switch that allows users to activate Game Mode, Messaging Mode, or Phone Mode. Of course, like a patent, it is still unknown whether Apple will actually launch a similar gamepad.
